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Olrog`s Four-eyed Opossum

Philander olrogi

Red List assessment

Data Deficienton the IUCN Red List

  1. EXExtinct
  2. EWExtinct in the Wild
  3. CRCritically Endangered
  4. ENEndangered
  5. VUVulnerable
  6. NTNear Threatened
  7. LCLeast Concern

Data Deficient has no position on the scale above — it records the absence of an assessment, not a degree of risk.

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The IUCN Red List records the Olrog`s Four-eyed Opossum as Data Deficient.

Genus
Philander
Red List category
Data Deficient
Data updated
August 9, 2026

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Questions about the Olrog`s Four-eyed Opossum

Is the Olrog`s Four-eyed Opossum endangered?

The IUCN Red List assesses the Olrog`s Four-eyed Opossum as Data Deficient. There is not enough information to judge the risk of extinction, usually because the species is rarely seen or has never been surveyed. It is not a reassuring category: several species were Data Deficient right up to the point they were found to be Critically Endangered.

What is the scientific name of the Olrog`s Four-eyed Opossum?

The Olrog`s Four-eyed Opossum is Philander olrogi.

Other species in the genus Philander

Sources

Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Philander olrogi. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .

The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2011. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)